HB195 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

High Interest

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Susan DuBoseRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Public K-12 schools, sex education curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as exclusive sex education curriculum, local boards of education prohibited from using services of org. that endorses other approaches to sex education, parent or guardian notice of sex ed curriculum required, cause of action for violations established
Summary: HB195 would require public K-12 sex education to teach sexual risk avoidance (abstinence) as the exclusive approach, restrict abortion and contraception content, require parental notice and opt-out, and empower enforcement and lawsuits for noncompliance.
What This Bill Does
If passed, the bill would require sex education to emphasize abstinence and sexual risk avoidance, include information on costs of pregnancy, adoption, and related laws, and ensure content is age-appropriate and medically accurate. It would prohibit promoting abortion, giving contraceptive instructions, or using explicit materials, and would ban teaching or referring to abortion services. Local boards would be barred from using services of groups that don’t prioritize abstinence or that support abortions, and the Attorney General would enforce these rules with potential lawsuits by parents for noncompliance.

Who It Affects
Public K-12 students in Alabama, who would receive abstinence-focused sex education and related information.
Parents or guardians, who would receive advance notice, have the right to opt their child out, and could sue districts or staff for noncompliance.

Key Provisions
Sex education must teach sexual risk avoidance and prioritize abstinence as the default approach.
Content must be age-appropriate, medically accurate, and include information on pregnancy costs, adoption, and abortion laws.
Prohibited: promotion or referral to abortion services, distribution or instruction on contraceptives, and sexually explicit materials that normalize teen sex.
Local boards may not use providers that do not prioritize abstinence or that support abortion; the Attorney General enforces the provisions.
Parents must receive at least 14 days’ written notice before teaching and may opt their child out with no penalty to the student.
Parents may sue for compliance; the act takes effect October 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Education